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Kankakee River Water Trail: IN: 133 mi (214 km) Kansas River Trail: KS: 173 mi (278 km) Kitsap Peninsula Water Trail: WA: 371 mi (597 km) Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Water Trail: MN: 76 mi (122 km) Mississippi River Water Trail: IL, MO: 121 mi (195 km) Missouri National Recreational River Water Trail: IA, NE, SD: 147 mi (237 km)
Olympic Resource Management's Olympic Property Group proposed a public trail system in its Port Gamble property c. 2007. Invoking the Olmsted Brothers park planning, local groups envisioned a regional "String of Pearls" trail plan c. 2011 in the Pacific Northwest linking water trails linking the Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula ...
Mason Lake is a natural elongated lake south of Belfair, Washington, United States in Mason County.Named for Charles H. Mason, the first secretary of Washington Territory, [1] the lake is on the isthmus of the Kitsap Peninsula between the Hood Canal and Pickering Passage of the Case Inlet.
Hood Canal separates the peninsula from the Olympic Peninsula on its west side. The peninsula, a.k.a. "Kitsap", encompasses all of Kitsap County except Bainbridge and Blake islands, in addition to the northeastern part of Mason County and the northwestern part of Pierce County. The highest point on the Kitsap Peninsula is Gold Mountain.
Manchester State Park is a 111-acre (45 ha) state park in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is situated on the east side of the Kitsap Peninsula with 3,400 feet (1,000 m) of shoreline facing Puget Sound. It was at one time a harbor defense installation for the nearby Bremerton, then a fuel supply depot and U.S. Navy fire-fighting ...
Port Gamble, 1900. Gamble Bay was named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841. The source of the name is unclear. Wilkes often named places after historical figures, and speculation centers on Lt. Col. John M. Gamble, an illustrious figure in the War of 1812; or U.S. Navy Lt. Robert Gamble, an officer aboard the frigate USS President wounded in an exchange with HMS Belvidera.
The Union River originates in central Kitsap Peninsula a few miles west of Bremerton, east of Green Mountain and northeast of Gold Mountain. It flows south and slightly west. The river is impounded in its upper course by Casad Dam, creating the Union River Reservoir. [4] Shortly downstream from the reservoir the river plunges over McKenna Falls.
Trails and camping in the southern Cascade Mountains: Camano Island: Island: 134 54 Camping and water activities on Puget Sound: Cape Disappointment: Pacific: 1,882 762 Formerly called Fort Canby: World War I-era naval gun emplacements and bunkers; camping and water activities near the southern tip of Long Beach Peninsula: Centennial Trail ...